Description&colon;Evening primrose oil is the oil from the seed of the evening primrose plant&period; Evening primrose oil is used for skin disorders such as eczema&comma; psoriasis&comma; and acne&period; It is also used for rheumatoid arthritis&comma; weak bones &lpar;osteoporosis&rpar;&comma; Raynaud's syndrome&comma; multiple sclerosis &lpar;MS&rpar;&comma; Sjogren's syndrome&comma; cancer&comma; high cholesterol&comma; heart disease&comma; a movement disorder in children called dyspraxia&comma; leg pain due to blocked blood vessels &lpar;intermittent claudication&rpar;&comma; alcoholism&comma; Alzheimer's disease&comma; and schizophrenia&period; Evening primrose oil contains a high level of gamma-linolenic acid &lpar;GLA&rpar;&comma; an essential fatty acid which is required by the body for growth and development&comma; and must be obtained from the diet&period;

Evening Prmrose Oil Specification

Inspection Items

Test Criterion

Remark

Quality Limits

Colour

Very Pale to dark yellow

Refractive index&commat;20C

1&period;477-1&period;479

Acid Value

mgKOH&sol;g≤1

Peroxide Value

meq&sol;kg≤5

Saponification Value

185-195 mgKOH&sol;g

Unsaponifiable Matter

≤2&percnt;

Pesticides

No

Heavy Metals

Arsenic

<0&period;2ppm

Cadmium

<0&period;2ppm

Lead

<0&period;2ppm

Mercury

<0&period;2ppm

Fatty Acid

C16&colon;0C16&colon;0-Palmitic Acid

4&period;0-10&period;0&percnt;

C18&colon;0C18&colon;0-Stearic Acid

1&period;0-4&period;0&percnt;

C18&colon;1C18&colon;1-Oleic Acid

5&period;0-12&period;0&percnt;

C18&colon;2C18&colon;2-Linoleic Acid

65&period;0-85&period;0&percnt;

C18&colon;3γ-C18&colon;3-Gamma-Linolenic Acid

9-14&period;0&percnt;

Application&colon;Evening Primrose Oil food has memory of to build up&comma; the anti- blood platelets coagulate&comma; alleviating the kidney exhausting process&comma; suppressing germ&comma; protecting skin&comma; strengthenning the immunity function&comma; relieving constipation&comma; repressing the fat growth etc&period;&comma; some pharmacology functions&period; Some countries&comma; such as Japan&comma; the United States&comma; and French make the law to stipulate to have to add linoleic acid&comma; linolenic acid into edible oil&period; Old people & kid's food has to be joined the linoleic acid&comma; linolenic acid&period; Linoleic acid&comma; &quest;linolenic acid has become"star" that cares nourishment for 21 centuries&period; Evening Primrose Oil has a better treatment function to high blood fat&comma; cardiovascular disease&comma; the virus infection&comma; cancer&comma; diabetes&comma; obesity etc&period; Evening Primrose Oil still is used to reduce weight&comma; the nourishment and the skin protection&period;